|Region|Seed|Team|Coach|Finished|Final Opponent|Score|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|East|||||||
|East|n/a|Furman|Joe Williams|First round|Syracuse|L 83-82|
|East|n/a|Maryland|Lefty Driesell|Regional Runner-up|Providence|L 103-89|
|East|n/a|Penn|Chuck Daly|Regional Fourth Place|Syracuse|L 69-68|
|East|n/a|Providence|Dave Gavitt|Fourth Place|Indiana|L 97-79|
|East|n/a|St. John's|Frank Mulzoff|First round|Penn|L 62-61|
|East|n/a|Saint Joseph's|Jack McKinney|First round|Providence|L 89-76|
|East|n/a|Syracuse|Roy Danforth|Regional Third Place|Penn|W 69-68|
|Mideast|||||||
|Mideast|n/a|Austin Peay|Lake Kelly|Regional Fourth Place|Marquette|L 88-73|
|Mideast|n/a|Indiana|Bob Knight|Third Place|Providence|W 97-79|
|Mideast|n/a|Jacksonville|Tom Wasdin|First round|Austin Peay|L 77-75|
|Mideast|n/a|Kentucky|Joe B. Hall|Regional Runner-up|Indiana|L 72-65|
|Mideast|n/a|Marquette|Al McGuire|Regional Third Place|Austin Peay|W 88-73|
|Mideast|n/a|Miami, Ohio|Darrell Hedric|First round|Marquette|L 77-62|
|Midwest|||||||
|Midwest|n/a|Houston|Guy Lewis|First round|Southwestern Louisiana|L 102-89|
|Midwest|n/a|Kansas State|Jack Hartman|Regional Runner-up|Memphis State|L 92-72|
|Midwest|n/a|Southwestern Louisiana (Vacated)|Beryl Shipley|Regional Fourth Place|South Carolina|L 90-85|
|Midwest|n/a|Memphis State|Gene Bartow|Runner Up|UCLA|L 87-66|
|Midwest|n/a|South Carolina|Frank McGuire|Regional Third Place|Southwestern Louisiana|W 90-85|
|Midwest|n/a|Texas Tech|Gerald Myers|First round|South Carolina|L 78-70|
|West|||||||
|West|n/a|Arizona State|Ned Wulk|Regional Fourth Place|Long Beach State|L 84-80|
|West|n/a|Long Beach State|Jerry Tarkanian|Regional Third Place|Arizona State|W 84-80|
|West|n/a|Oklahoma City|Abe Lemons|First round|Arizona State|L 103-78|
|West|n/a|San Francisco|Bob Gaillard|Regional Runner-up|UCLA|L 54-39|
|West|n/a|UCLA|John Wooden|Champion|Memphis State|W 87-66|
|West|n/a|Weber State|Gene Visscher|First round|Long Beach State|L 88-75|

Question: number of teams that lost by three or fewer points in their final game of the tournament
Answer: 5